txolops Chapter 158 The Demon Race is Enraged! Concentrating Spirit Pearl! Leave!
Chapter 158 The Demon Race is Enraged! Concentrating Spirit Pearl! Leave!
For the next four years, Lin Chuan roamed this sea area, hunting down powerful demons that had transformed into human form.
With the guidance of the daily divination, he can always accurately find suitable prey and avoid those that are too powerful.
In four years, he killed a total of seven transformed demons!
Six of them are level eight, and the other one is level nine!
That level nine demon was a Xuan Turtle that had cultivated for thousands of years. This demon had astonishing defensive power; its shell was incredibly hard, and ordinary magic weapons simply could not penetrate it.
Lin Chuan fought it for three days and three nights.
The Great Geng Sword Formation struck the tortoise shell, leaving only white marks.
Although the Azure Ice Flame could freeze it, once frozen, it would shrink inside its shell, leaving Lin Chuan with no way to get rid of it.
Finally, Lin Chuan came up with a solution—he used the Void Shuttle to penetrate the tortoise shell's defenses and directly enter the interior!
The black tortoise was terrified and desperately tried to squeeze him out by contracting its body.
But how strong is Lin Chuan's physical body?
He withstood the pressure from the Xuan Turtle, summoned the small crimson sword he had obtained from the ruins of an ancient cultivator, and stabbed it into the Xuan Turtle's head!
The fire dragon roared, and the Xuan Turtle's sea of consciousness was instantly incinerated!
The level nine Xuan Turtle is dead!
……
That day, Lin Chuan was preparing to continue hunting his next target—an eighth-level transformed demon python.
However, the divination he received that morning filled him with dread.
Today's divination result: Very inauspicious.
[The divination reads: If you go to the island you scouted yesterday to hunt the level eight transformed serpent today, you will be ambushed by five level nine demons. These five demons have been lying in wait and will attack simultaneously as soon as you step into their trap.]
"Five level-nine great demons!"
Lin Chuan's pupils contracted slightly, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.
In four years, he hunted down seven transformed demons, including one at level nine—such a feat would shake any demon beast faction.
It seems that the demon race within a million miles of the surrounding sea has been alerted.
They set a trap, waiting for him to walk right into it.
"We need to take a break."
Lin Chuan made a decisive decision, abandoned the hunt, and turned to flee.
……
Six months later, Lin Chuan returned to Biling Island.
Inside the cave, Yuan Yao was cultivating in the quiet room. Sensing his presence, she opened her eyes and quickly came out to greet him.
"Brother Chuan!"
She was overjoyed and threw herself into his arms.
Lin Chuan hugged her and gently patted her back.
"I'm back."
After a brief moment of tenderness, Yuan Yao suddenly remembered something and pulled Lin Chuan to her quiet room.
She took out the magical artifact refined from the Soul-Nourishing Wood and handed it to Lin Chuan.
Inside the magical artifact, a faint, illusory divine soul could be seen floating quietly.
That was the spirit of her senior sister, Yanli.
"Brother Chuan, look!"
Yuan Yao pointed at the divine soul, her eyes filled with anticipation.
Lin Chuan probed with his divine sense, carefully sensing for a moment, and nodded.
"Her soul strength has recovered considerably. It seems you've used a lot of Soul-Nourishing Wood to nourish her over the years."
"Yes!" Yuan Yao nodded vigorously, then took a deep breath and looked at Lin Chuan seriously.
"Brother Chuan, I plan to return to the Inner Sea, find a place with abundant Yin energy, and use the Resurrection Technique to revive Senior Sister!"
The Resurrection Technique is an extremely mysterious secret art. The person who performs it will experience a regression in their cultivation, effectively reversing life and death.
Yanli's soul was too weak, and her consciousness had largely dissipated, making it impossible for her to possess another body. Therefore, she could only be resurrected using a soul-returning technique.
Lin Chuan frowned slightly.
"Sister Yao, don't rush."
He looked at her seriously and said, "You're only at the early stage of Core Formation. If you use the Soul Return Technique, your cultivation level will likely drop, and there's even a high probability that your Core will shatter. Once your Core shatters and your cultivation level drops below Core Formation, it will be very difficult to recover."
"But……"
A look of struggle flashed in Yuan Yao's eyes.
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"My senior sister's soul and consciousness are gradually dissipating. I can't wait any longer..."
Lin Chuan remained silent for a moment, then took something out of his storage bag.
It was a bead about the size of a fist, entirely blue, and emitting a faint fluorescent glow.
"This is the Concentration Bead."
He handed the bead to Yuan Yao.
"I discovered this by chance in the ruins of an ancient cultivator during my years of demon hunting. This bead has countless uses; it can keep the soul that has lost its physical body conscious, preventing it from becoming lost and dissipating."
"If you place Yanli's soul into this bead, she will not only stop disintegrating, but will slowly regain her intelligence. Once her soul is strengthened by the Soul-Nourishing Wood and your cultivation level improves, it will be safer to use the Soul-Returning Technique."
Yuan Yao took the Concentration Pearl and sensed the warm, nourishing aura within it, her eyes slightly reddening.
"Brother Chuan..."
She looked up, her eyes filled with gratitude and affection.
Lin Chuan smiled slightly and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
"Focus on your cultivation. There's no rush regarding Yanli's matter."
"Um!"
Yuan Yao nodded vigorously.
……
In the days that followed, Lin Chuan continued his cultivation on Biling Island.
Every now and then, he would leave the island to hunt some level five or six demonic beasts in the nearby waters, just to stretch his muscles. He dared not touch those transformed great demons for the time being—the storm had not yet passed.
A few years have passed in the blink of an eye.
Lin Chuan took stock of his gains over the years.
The number of high-grade spirit stones has reached 1,500!
What does this mean?
Even the Star Palace, the dominant force in the Chaotic Star Sea, could never amass such a fortune!
Those late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators are considered wealthy if they have a dozen or twenty high-grade spirit stones.
He had 1,500 yuan.
"Yao-mei, I want to explore the Ghost Mist."
That day, Lin Chuan suddenly said to Yuan Yao.
"ah?!"
Yuan Yao's eyes widened, her face filled with shock.
Ghost Mist, one of the three great natural disasters of the Chaotic Star Sea. Rare, but the most dangerous.
It is said that no cultivator who has fallen into the Ghost Mist has ever survived.
No one knows what's inside. All that's known is that no one who went in ever came out.
"Brother Chuan, are you crazy?" Yuan Yao grabbed his hand. "That's Ghost Mist! No one who goes in has ever come out alive!"
"Don't worry, I'm confident."
Lin Chuan held her hand, his tone calm yet resolute.
"Moreover, I have come from the Land of Ghost Mist before."
What he said was obviously a lie. Where had he ever been in the Ghost Fog?
But Yuan Yao didn't know that.
She looked at him, her eyes filled with worry, yet also with a hint of trust.
"real?"
"real."
Lin Chuan nodded.
In fact, he is a time traveler who knows the secret of the Ghost Mist.
After being sucked into the ghostly mist, they will drift to a place called the Underworld.
It is a very special place where a cultivator's magical power and divine sense are imprisoned within their body, just like a mortal.
He knew how to get out.
"All right……"
Yuan Yao bit her lip and finally nodded.
"Then you need to be careful..."
"Um."
Lin Chuan gently hugged her, then turned and left the cave.
In fact, he had already set up a new teleportation array on the island two years ago.
Because the location where one reappears after emerging from the Netherworld is uncertain.
If he gets too far away, he can use this teleportation array to return directly to Biling Island.
Everything is ready.